Mwandiga weather in March

In March, Mwandiga sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 325 mm of rain across 29.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mwandiga's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mwandiga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
325 mm
29.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:10 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Mwandiga is ward in Kigoma District, Kigoma Region.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mwandiga reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12620
22620
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42620
52620
62620
72620
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92620
102620
112620
122620
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282620
292620
302620
312620

Mwandiga weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°30129.512.23.6
Feb26° / 20°24825.612.23.8
Mar26° / 20°32529.2123.6
Apr26° / 20°31328.311.93.6
May27° / 20°13818.611.85.3
Jun27° / 19°183.711.77.4
Jul28° / 19°30.811.77.9
Aug29° / 20°101.811.86.8
Sep29° / 21°386.7125.7
Oct28° / 21°17820.312.14.6
Nov26° / 20°32327.912.23.7
Dec25° / 20°35030.312.33.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31684
41684
51684
61684
71585
81585
91585
101585
111486
121585
131585
141585
151486
161486
171486
181486
191387
201387
211288
221288
231288
241288
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261288
271387
281288
291288
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mwandiga gets around 325 mm of rain over 29.2 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
394
494
593
693
793
893
993
1094
1194
1294
1394
1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1995
2095
2195
2295
2395
2495
2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095
3195

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11945
21945
31945
41945
51945
62935
72935
82935
92935
102935
112926
122926
132926
142926
152926
162926
171936
181936
191936
201936
211936
221936
231936
241945
251945
261945
270964
280964
290964
300964
310973

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:127:18
212.17:127:17
312.17:127:17
412.17:117:17
512.17:117:16
612.17:117:16
712.17:117:16
812.17:117:15
912.17:117:15
1012.17:117:14
1112.17:117:14
1212.17:117:14
1312.07:107:13
1412.07:107:13
1512.07:107:12
1612.07:107:12
1712.07:107:12
1812.07:107:11
1912.07:107:11
2012.07:097:10
2112.07:097:10
2212.07:097:09
2312.07:097:09
2412.07:097:08
2512.07:097:08
2612.07:087:08
2712.07:087:07
2812.07:087:07
2912.07:087:06
3012.07:087:06
3112.07:077:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mwandiga

In seasonPeak

In March, Mwandiga sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mwandiga's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Mwandiga?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mwandiga.

What to pack for Mwandiga in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Mwandiga sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mwandiga in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mwandiga peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Mwandiga in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mwandiga is worst in July — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2146 µg/m³Apr 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul47Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct23Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mwandiga?

Mwandiga sits at 4.8°S, 29.7°E, 871 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kigoma, 6.0 km away.

VyandaUvinzaRumongeKalemieNgurukaGitega

Topography around Mwandiga

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mwandiga.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mwandiga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 856 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,930 m.

The land around Mwandiga is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, water (36%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
274 m
16 km
842 m
80 km
1,930 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Kigoma 6.0 km · Kasulu 57 km · Vyanda 81 km · Uvinza 87 km · Rumonge 98 km · Kalemie 134 km · Nguruka 156 km · Gitega 159 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mwandiga (-4.83°, 29.6581°, elevation 871 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).